U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following an agreement between the government of Cyprus and the “troika” of the IMF, the EU, and the ECB (more coverage here). There was no…
ThinkstockThe unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to…
For anybody that has missed the big stock market rally, it can be very disheartening to watch as anchors on every business and news channel talk about indices hitting all-time highs day…
ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30 in 2013. It may not seem like much on the surface, but…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The management of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) finally has come to its senses — at least in part. The retailer will close 15 of its large stores…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following not-much in the way of new data and a wait-and-see attitude until tomorrow’s meeting announcement from the FOMC, which began a two-day meeting…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at BMO. American…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning before dipping following the report on new home sales in the U.S. Stocks regained positive momentum during most of the remaining session. In Europe, Germany’s…
thinkstockU.S. regulators say that their investigation into the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner is far from over. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) must decide whether it wants market share in China…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported fiscal 2013 first quarter results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the coffee roaster and restaurant company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more…
The week ahead will be the official flood gate opening for earnings season. We have a very large portion of the S&P 500 Index reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and we have many Dow Jones…
ThinkstockArgus may not be a household name for investors looking for traditional Wall Street research calls. The firm dates all the way back to 1934 and it offers unbiased research through brokerage…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) filed an 8-K with the SEC that drove down its share price. Problems with the Chinese government have hurt its sales: Due to adverse publicity…
courtesy of StarbucksCoffee retailer Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) will begin selling a reusable plastic cup for $1 at all its U.S. and Canadian locations in an effort to reduce the amount of…
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